Pootie Tang (2001)

Directed by

Louis C.K.

Genre

action film, blaxploitation film, hood film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 21m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.1 of 10 from 168 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A superhero-like figure from a blaxploitation parody fights a corrupt corporate villain. He speaks in a near-incomprehensible slang that everyone around him somehow understands.

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What happens

Pootie Tang is a 2001 American comedy film written and directed by Louis C.K. and adapted from a comedy sketch that first appeared on The Chris Rock Show. The character Pootie Tang is a satire of the stereotyped action heroes who appeared in old blaxploitation films. The title character's speech, which vaguely resembles pidgin, is mostly unintelligible to the audience, but the other characters in the film have no problem understanding him. The film was a box office bomb, grossing just $3.3 million, and received negative reviews for its humor and depiction of women. The film has since become a cult classic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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